diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index a267c9acfe..2fc0defcd0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ config VIDEO_BPP8
 config VIDEO_BPP16
 	bool "Support 16-bit-per-pixel displays"
 	depends on DM_VIDEO
+	default n if ARCH_SUNXI
 	default y if DM_VIDEO
 	help
 	  Support drawing text and bitmaps onto a 16-bit-per-pixel display.